Maryland Associationof Student Councils
Give your school's delegates the chance to attend MASC events and benefit from MASC's leadership, advocacy, and communication activities! Join Now
Maryland AssociationGive your school's delegates the chance to attend MASC events and benefit from MASC's leadership, advocacy, and communication activities! Join Now
• Monday, August 4, 2025: Workshop Presenter Certification
• Tuesday, August 5, 2025: Workshop Presenter Certification Continued & Fall Leadership Conference Planning/Training
• Wednesday, August 6, 2025: Executive Board Meeting (also available via live stream)
ALL RIDES on Wednesday must be at the Smith Center NO LATER THAN 3:30 p.m
IMPORTANT: Workshop Certification is open to students entering grades 8 through 12. Rising 7th graders must have a school or regional advisor email Mrs. Crawford with a waiver request and recommendation of the student’s past experience, including having attended a MASC Conference in the 6th grade. You need to attend all workshops to become certified.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION: If you cannot attend on Monday, but you can attend on Tuesday, you may register for Tuesday, IF and ONLY IF, you can attend the Saturday, September 20th (location TBD) Workshop Presenter Certification. You would want to arrive in time for lunch on Tuesday at 11:45 a.m. Reach out to Karen.Crawford@mdstudentcouncils.org with questions.
• Registration Fees: cover food, materials, MASC operating expenses, and facility fees. Bring cash or a check payable to MASC to the on-site check-in (pre-registration is required). Students/advisors register themself for this event.
• Monday: $22 (also bring your lunch, a box of cookies to share (no nut products), and your reusable water bottle – may be washed in the kitchen at any time)
• Tuesday: $30
• Wednesday: $20 (if only attending this day, bring a box of cookies (no nut products) to share and your reusable water bottle)
ALL: Bring a packet of cookies to share and your reusable water bottle
Overnight: sleeping bag or sheets/light blanket, towel, shower soap, shampoo, shower shoes, etc.
Schedule: coming soon
All: Emergency Form
(Note: BE SURE TO FILL IN THE DATE/EVENT)
• LINK TO REGISTER: Tuesday, July 1, through 5:00 p.m., Monday, July 28. Students are responsible for their registration fees (cash or check at check-in)
Can’t attend the executive board meeting on Wednesday in person? MASC will be live-streaming this meeting through Zoom.Register for the Virtual Executive Board (click on graphic)
Login information will be emailed before the meeting.
Link to register: Open through 5:00 p.m., Friday, August 1st.
Virtual Check-in: 9:15-9:30 a.m.
Meeting Convenes: 9:30 a.m. Meeting Adjourns: 2:45 p.m.
As virtual attendees, we implore you to ask questions and make comments using the chat feature. A designated chat monitor will be present to address your comments and questions.
Monday – Workshop Presenter Certification Part I – The workshop certification program starts on Monday and concludes on Tuesday before lunch. Students attend workshops to become or recertify as a MASC workshop presenter (optional overnight – limited space).
Tuesday – Workshop Presenter Certification Part II & Fall Leadership Conference (FLC) Planning/Training – Presenter certification concludes before lunch with a recognition ceremony. After lunch, presenters will have the opportunity to brainstorm and plan workshops (high school) for FLC and/or learn the middle school workshops and program for this conference (optional overnight – limited space).
Wednesday – The Executive Board Meeting – MASC’s first executive board meeting for the school year (there are a minimum of four per school year). At this meeting, officer and staff reports will be shared and serve as an opportunity to introduce officers and appointed staff to the regional presidents, regional middle school representatives, SMOBs/SROBs/student commissioners, regional advisors, school advisors, and any other interested student leaders who may wish to attend. Business items include approval of the Operating Principles (discussed and adopted), conference updates or bids (presentation/voting), student member on the State Board of Education calendar of events approval, regional reports, guest presentations, etc. ALL RIDES on Wednesday must be at the Smith Center NO LATER THAN 3:30 p.m
Remember, any student can also register to view the Executive Board Meeting via Live Stream.